In Maharashtra, around 97,640 polling centres are in place for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Recently, over 2000 polling centres were newly added to the existing one. <br />''<br />''<br />''An official from the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer said that in 274 new polling booths were added in Nashik, 237 booths in Pune and 227 in Thane. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said that generally, there is one polling station for 1,400 voters. Since the last few days, time for registration for new voters was extended. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It was seen that the number of voters in the state is increasing. Hence, the number of polling stations have been added. </span><br />